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US midday: Stocks recover from early losses
Stocks have moved into the black in another volatile session thus far, albeit less than on Thursday, with traders already looking out to the following week's release of consumer price data for January as a potentially key event.
Europe close: Stocks end near session lows
Stocks finished near their worst levels of the session on Friday as Wall Street got off to a weak start, with the Dow Industrials drawing a wide arc within a 600-point range in just the first 90 minutes of trading.
Results round-up
Information technology giant Unisys issued its full-year numbers on Friday, reporting that it generated fourth-quarter total revenue of $747m, representing growth of 3. 5% year-on-year.
Broker tips: Relx, GSK, TalkTalk
Relx, formerly Reed Elsevier, got a boost on Friday as Deutsche Bank bumped the stock up to 'buy' from 'hold' and hiked the price target to 1,750p from 1,630p, saying the share price correction has created an opportunity.
London close: Stocks slump, US inflation and BoE in focus
Stocks in London finished the session in the red, tracking losses on Wall Street, with the Dow Jones Industrials headed for its biggest weekly loss since 2008 after giving back early gains, having traded in a wide 600-point range in just the first 90 minutes of the Friday session.
Europe midday: Stocks dip, traders hesitant
Stocks are trading just slightly lower come midday, with traders drawing a degree of comfort from the slight bid evident in US equity futures before the opening bell on Wall Street.
UK December industrial production hit by Forties pipeline closure
Industrial production sank at the end of last year, but economists were quick to point out that the plunge was entirely due to the shutdown of the North Sea Forties oil pipeline.
Two hikes in Bank Rate should not come as great shock, BoE's Broadbent says
Two interest rate hikes over the course of 2018 should not come as a great shock, the Bank of England's number two official suggested on Friday.